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F. B. STEVENS. Combined Screw and Lever Lifting Jack. No. 223,301..

Patented Jan. 6. 1880.

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WITNESSES:

MPETF-RS, mom-umocmwzn, WASHINGTON D C UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

FRANKLIN B. STEVENS, OF PORT HURON, MICHIGAN, ASSIGNOR TO WILLIAMSPRINGER AND ANTHONY BRUNK, OF SAME PLACE.

COMBINED SCREW AND LEVER LlFTlNG-JACK.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 223,301, dated January6, 1880.

Application filed September 23, 1879.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, FRANKLIN B. STEVENS, ofPort Huron, in the county of St. Clair, State of Michigan, have inventeda certain new and useful Improvement in a Combined Screw and LeverLifting-Jack; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full,clear, and exact description of the invention, which will enable othersskilled in the art to which it pertains to make and use the same,reference being" had to the accompanying drawing, and to the letters ofreference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

a is the base. A is a threaded tube fastened into base a. B is athreaded nut to' work on threaded tube A, and is also a casing for pawlsh h. 0 is a swivel-cap. D D are racks attached to slotted lever E, andpassing through casing B, held in position by pawls h h, which are tocheck backward action of racks D D when operated by lever E e. b is arod attached to slotted lever E, passing into threaded tube A, to steadyracks D D, and is the base to swivel-cap G.

The right-angled projections 11 on lower parts 25 of racks D D are forlifting purposes when power cannot be applied by the cap (3. The lowerportions of pawls h h, when pressing upward on one or both, are for thepurpose of throwing pawls h h clear of rocks D D to lower racks D D toany desired point.

Having described 'my invention, what I claim, and desire to secure byLetters Patent, 1s

The improved screw and lever jack consisting of the combination of racksD D, pawls h h, threaded nut and easing B, together with lever E andtube A, with sliding rod 1), substantially as and for the purposedescribed.

In testimony that I claim the foregoingas 0 my own I afiix my signaturein presence of two witnesses.

FRANKLIN B. STEVENS.

Witnesses:

JACOB SPRINGER, hIALGOLM MOKAY.

